Key message Intensive public sector breeding efforts and public-private partnerships have
led to the increase in genetic gains, and deployment of elite climate-resilient maize cultivars …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an annual grass that originated in tropical and subtropical regions of
the New World. Maize is highly sensitive to cold stress during seed gemination and the …

Abstract Background Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main agricultural crops with the
largest yield and acreage in the world. However, maize germplasm is very sensitive to low …

Seed germination is the process by which an organism grows from a seed. It requires
suitable conditions and environmental factors. Maize is one of the most important crops …

Key message MADS 26 affecting maize seed germination was identified by GWAS and
transcriptomics. Gene-based association analyses revealed three variations within MADS …

Key message We identify the largest amount of QTLs for cold tolerance in maize; mainly
associated with photosynthetic efficiency, which opens new possibilities for genomic …

Mechanical threshing used when preparing maize seeds for planting subjects seed to
damage and reduces seed quality. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of …

Chilling injury poses a serious threat to seed emergence of spring-sowing maize in China,
which has become one of the main climatic limiting factors affecting maize production in …

Low temperatures significantly affect the growth and yield of peanuts. Temperatures lower
than 12° C are generally detrimental for the germination of peanuts. To date, there has been …

Key message Two candidate genes (ZmbZIP113 and ZmTSAH1) controlling low-
temperature germination ability were identified by QTL-seq and integrative transcriptomic …